Thursday 15 September 2011

BEASTWARS - RATTRAP

This figure is from 1996. He first appeared in Beast Wars part one, episode one. he is from the Beast wars toy line.


Megatron crushes Rattrap

AFFILIATION: Maximal

FUNCTION: Spy, Infiltrator and thief

TECH SPEC:
Attitude: Rattrap is the smallest of the Maximals and the least powerful but he more than makes up for this by his ability to sneak in and out of places and gather vital information. He is not one to rush to the front lines, preferring to take his enemies from ambush. A master of sneaky, clever fighting, he is also the most independent of the team, often venturing out on his own to carry out some crazy plan.
Rattrap is a wise guy in every sense of the word. He likes to crack jokes ("so these two Predacons go into a bar") and tease others, especially DinoBot. Think of him as kind of a Bud Abbot.
Rattrap is most at home in dark, grungy places and his eating habits could gag a maggot. He can see in the dark quite well and has very sharp hearing.
Rattrap is also very smart in a street-wise sense. He has been around, seen a lot and knows what he is doing. Optimus generally considers him second in command, Rattrap has a natural aversion to authority and wants no such title. He would actually make quite a good leader and sometimes he may very well usurp that role from Optimus especially if his hide is at stake.
Rattrap prefers to work alone and be alone. The single exception to this is Rhinox, who is Costello to Rattrap's Abbot. Rattrap loves the big guy for some reason and he is the only one of the Maximals Rattrap would risk his life for.
Make no mistake, Rattrap is a hero and how much of one may very well play a part in the mystery of Beast Wars.
RELATIONSHIPS:
Optimus thinks Rattrap is a huge pain in the butt sometimes but he is invaluable in the struggle against Predacons. They are more allies than friends.
DinoBot hates the rat! He would love to chew his head off and roll it around on his tongue. Rattrap feels the same way about DinoBot. He doesn't trust him at all and thinks Optimus made a big mistake teaming up with him. His favorite sport is sending DinoBot into a blind rage with his sharp tongue (usually counting on Rhinox to get in the way).
Cheetor is kind of like a little brother to him, at least when he wants to con him into something. The kid never gets his jokes and his singing makes him nervous. Besides he is a cat!
Rhinox is his best pal. This does not mean Rattrap won't drop him in a pit if there is some profit or cheese in it but at least he'll try and get him out later.

SPEC: Intelligence 7, Endurance 5, Speed 8, Skill 7, Strength 6, Courage 8, Rank 5, Firepower 6


Rat mode - Large Jungle Rat


                                                                          Robot mode

He is a small figure but he was in the TV series. He is after all a rat! He has a good transformation. You pull his tail up and he springs into robot mode.

He has two parts of gun which clip together. This fits well into his hand.

He has a good mould as the robot and rat is textured like fur and his paws have detail of toes.

His tail is rather annoying though as it sticks out the back and does not do anything.

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